London mayoral candidate Kirsten Krose has released a four-part campaign platform that outlines her priorities and commitments, if elected. Krose’ platform begins by acknowledging the progress made at city hall since 2022 approving new housing units, “but Londoners are also telling us that homelessness, traffic, public safety and the quality of municipal services remain serious concerns.” “Housing and homelessness is really integrated throughout the entire platform, because I don’t really think it’s a standalone issue,” Krose told CTV News. The four pillars in her platform are: Within the description of each pillar, Krose proposes several new initiatives including: One City Hall Experience - Residents and businesses should not have to navigate multiple departments to get an answer. Common interactions will be reviewed to reduce unnecessary hand-offs and create clearer responsibility for resolving a resident’s issue. Traffic Bottleneck Program - Identifies, ranks and publicly reports London’s most problematic intersections and corridors and then targets practical improvements where they will have the greatest impact Risk-rank London’s School Zones - Prioritize physical safety improvements where speeding, collision history and pedestrian risks are greatest. London Performance Dashboard – Display major spending commitments, project status, expected outcomes and significant cost overruns. Annual Taxpayer Value Report - Straightforward annual account of what City Hall spent, what programs were reviewed, what savings or efficiencies were identified, which major projects stayed on budget and what needs to improve next. However, Krose is not including a pledge to hold annual property tax increases below a specific amount in her platform. “I can definitely assure they’re not going to go up as much as they did the last few years,” she asserts. “There was a surplus almost every year, which means we were overtaxed. So I can say that it’s not going to be anywhere near that level, but I can’t say for certain until I’m in there and actually see what things look like and where we’re at.” Krose also describes a busy first 100 days if elected mayor. She commits in her platform, “The first 100 days will establish the systems needed to deliver the platform: launch the London Performance Dashboard; begin the rotating program-review cycle; start the citywide service-timeliness and permitting review; establish the Traffic Bottleneck Program; complete the first school-zone risk ranking; begin development-approval modernization; establish a Housing and Homelessness Work Plan; and introduce a standard test for major new investments.” Also running for mayor are Josh Morgan (incumbent), Susan Stevenson, John Feher, Lawrence-Zachary Howe, Dan Lenart, Bronagh Joyce Morgan, Christine Rosehart, Jeff Yam, and Mustafa Zeboon.
